(2977) Chivilikhin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1974 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Chivilikhin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chivilikhin is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2977 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 SP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.05 km (#5,719 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Rotation period | 6.26 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 9.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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